Reception
The episode is seen by both fans and those who took part in its production as one of the worst episodes ever. William Shatner called this one of the series' worst episodes, calling the episode's plot a "tribute" to NBC executives who slashed the show's budget and placed it in a bad time slot. Leonard Nimoy wrote: "Frankly during the entire shooting of that episode, I was embarrassed — a feeling that overcame me many times during the final season of Star Trek."
Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "D" rating, describing the writing as bad and repetitive and the direction as weak. He added that it had its funny moments and some parts had "a lumpy B-movie charm".
Despite the episode's negative reputation, it was included in iTunes' "Best Of Star Trek" compilation.
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